# Basil Nield

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{{Short description|British judge and politician (1903–1996)}}
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| birth_date    = 7 May 1903
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| death_date    = 4 December 1996
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| occupation    = judge and [Conservative Party](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)) politician.
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'''Sir Basil Edward Nield''' (7 May 1903 &ndash; 4 December 1996) was a British judge and [Conservative Party](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)) politician.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-sir-basil-nield-1314165.html |title=Obituary of Sir Basil Nield by Avril Mollison Thursday 12 December 1996}}</ref>

Following the death in 1940 of Sir [Charles Cayzer](/source/Sir_Charles_Cayzer%2C_3rd_Baronet), the [member of parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)) (MP) for the [City of Chester](/source/City_of_Chester_(UK_Parliament_constituency)), Nield was elected in a [by-election](/source/1940_City_of_Chester_by-election) to take his seat in the [House of Commons](/source/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom). He held the seat through four subsequent general elections before his appointment as [Recorder of Manchester](/source/Recorder_of_Manchester) led to the [by-election in 1956](/source/1956_City_of_Chester_by-election).

He was [Recorder of Manchester](/source/Recorder_of_Manchester) from 1956 to 1960. As a [QC](/source/King's_Counsel) he was appointed as a judge to the newly formed [Manchester Crown Court](/source/Manchester_Crown_Court), and to the High Court Bench in 1960. According to Graeme Williams, he had the distinction of serving in every Assize town in England & [Wales](/source/Wales), and published an account of these in 1972 in his book ''Farewell to the Assizes''.

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  | title  = [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)) for [City of Chester](/source/City_of_Chester_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
  | years  = [1940](/source/1940_City_of_Chester_by-election)–[1956](/source/1956_City_of_Chester_by-election)
  | before = [Sir Charles Cayzer, Bt](/source/Sir_Charles_Cayzer%2C_3rd_Baronet)
  | after  = [John Temple](/source/John_Temple_(Conservative_politician))
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Category:Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Category:UK MPs 1935–1945
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Category:Knights Bachelor
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